Evaluation of the Safer Bars Prevention Program for Sexual Assault

NCT04141839 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 1R01AA027263-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 681
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal is to evaluate at three sites the implementation of the Safer Bars sexual assault prevention program.

Conditions

Sexual Assault Precursor Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Number of Participants Who Reported Always Intervening Behavior at 6 Months

  Self-reported survey items measuring actual behavior (action taken) in response to observation of sexual aggression in the bar environment will be analyzed to identify significant differences post-intervention.

  at baseline and up to 6 months

• Did Not Offer Promotions Aimed at Attracting Female Patrons Post-intervention

  Self-reported survey items completed by bar owners/managers regarding promotions aimed at attracting female patrons

  at baseline and up to 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Control

OTHER

Delayed intervention: baseline and 3-month assessment prior to receiving the Safer Bars training.

Behavioral: Safer Bars

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This arm with consist of bars randomized to have the Safer Bars training on their premises attended by all their liquor serving staff with assessment directly before and after training (pre/post), and at 3 and 6 months post-training follow-up.

Behavioral: Safer Bars

Interventions

Safer Bars BEHAVIORAL

Safer Bars, a primary perpetration prevention program based on a bystander intervention model and the theory of planned behavior. Bar staff are trained to recognize and respond to sexual aggression and its precursors among patrons.

Control; Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Both an employee and a liquor server, security official, or owner/manager of a bar randomly selected to receive Safer Bars training immediately or after an assessment only phase of 4 months and that has not participated in the Safe Bars training in the past 12 months. Accepts healthy volunteers as defined by holding active employment. Employees may opt out of training and/or assessment.

You may not qualify if:

• None. No liquor servers are allowed by law to be younger than 19 years old.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mary Koss: lead
• Arizona State University: collaborator
• Arizona Department of Health Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Davis KC, Koss MP, Lopez EC, Roberts K. Safer Bars: A cluster-randomized effectiveness evaluation of alcohol-related sexual violence prevention through bar staff bystander training. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 May;140:107488. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107488. Epub 2024 Mar 6.

  PMID: 38458561 BACKGROUND

• Roberts K, Davis KC, Koss MP, Lopez EC. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Bar-Staff Bystander Intervention Training Program for Reducing Sexual Aggression. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2025 Mar;86(2):238-245. doi: 10.15288/jsad.24-00031. Epub 2024 Oct 15.

  PMID: 39404150 RESULT

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Mary Koss
• Organization: University of Arizona

mpk@arizona.edu

5204818610

Study Officials

• Mary P Koss, PhD

  University of Arizona

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Kelly C Davis, MSW, PhD

  Arizona State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Participants use code numbers to submit their data.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Co-Principal Investigator

Model Details: A cluster-randomized trial design with crossover to randomize participants at the bar level into intervention and delayed intervention arms.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2019
• First Posted: October 28, 2019
• Study Start: October 16, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 27, 2025
• Results First Posted: April 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Five years after study completion, or sooner if requested by journal reviewers or colleagues for purposes of writing comments or critiques.
• Access Criteria: Research institution

Locations

US (1)